12-06-2006, 08:34 PM
But ofcourse, CPM blames Queen for Muslim backwardness
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->THE CPM has blamed the colonial legacy for the abysmal status of Muslims in West Bengal. Blaming the British, Partition and immigration for the dismal state of Muslims, as found by the Sachar committee, the Left party admitted new initiatives were needed to change the scenario.
The party quoted figures from a 1871 study, Our Indian Musalmans, showing Muslims in government jobs in Bengal province - assistant engineers (three grades): Hindu 14, Muslim 2; sub-engineers and supervisors: Hindu 24, Muslim 1; overseers: Hindu 63, Muslim 2; accounts department: Hindu 50, Muslim 0; registered legal counsel: Hindu 239, Muslim 1 and so on. "However, there is nothing on record to show any concrete steps were ordered to correct this imbalance . Modern day Bengal has inherited this legacy," CPM polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury said. The study was conducted when viceroy Lord Meo asked William Hunter to study the causes of Muslim unrest.
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hon'ble Yechury ji comes to the rescue of the beleaguered Sonar Bangla.
Ask for reparations for the colonial loot also, Hon'ble Yechury ji. Don't forget the Bengal famine which was also caused by the Queen (aka Her Majesty's Government).
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<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->THE CPM has blamed the colonial legacy for the abysmal status of Muslims in West Bengal. Blaming the British, Partition and immigration for the dismal state of Muslims, as found by the Sachar committee, the Left party admitted new initiatives were needed to change the scenario.
The party quoted figures from a 1871 study, Our Indian Musalmans, showing Muslims in government jobs in Bengal province - assistant engineers (three grades): Hindu 14, Muslim 2; sub-engineers and supervisors: Hindu 24, Muslim 1; overseers: Hindu 63, Muslim 2; accounts department: Hindu 50, Muslim 0; registered legal counsel: Hindu 239, Muslim 1 and so on. "However, there is nothing on record to show any concrete steps were ordered to correct this imbalance . Modern day Bengal has inherited this legacy," CPM polit bureau member Sitaram Yechury said. The study was conducted when viceroy Lord Meo asked William Hunter to study the causes of Muslim unrest.
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reply by a reader:
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Hon'ble Yechury ji comes to the rescue of the beleaguered Sonar Bangla.
Ask for reparations for the colonial loot also, Hon'ble Yechury ji. Don't forget the Bengal famine which was also caused by the Queen (aka Her Majesty's Government).
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